Smartwatch update: HTC may have killed its plans, while Huawei looks to 2015

At this point, with so many IFA 2014 product launches out of the way, it’s starting to become very clear which devices we just aren’t going to see announced. Yes, rumors did an excellent job this year at predicting what we’d see debut, but not every thread has led somewhere fruitful. In the days leading up to the expo, we heard about HTC’s rumored smartwatch plans, with the company supposedly working on a pair of models ...

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Timex Ironman One GPS+ smartwatch packs its own cellular radio

The current pack of smartwatches sure is feeling a lot more refined than what the options looked like just a year ago, introducing things like a common wearable platform in the form of Android Wear. But for all the advancements, certain things have fallen by the wayside, and one we’re not seeing on any of the models from major manufacturers is native cellular connectivity; all the most popular smartwatches still require tethering to a smartphone. Despite rumors about products like the Samsung Gear ...

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Pocketnow Weekly 088: Moto 360, Android Wear, and hacking a path to Inbox Zero

Inbox Zero. It’s become something of a myth in the Pocketnow Weekly recording studio ever since we started actively courting listener feedback all those months ago. Skip a listener-mail section here, another one there, and before you know it you’ve got a mountain of mail it’d take a whole episode to get through. So that’s just what we’re doing. Just like we did on episode 076, we’re devoting an entire podcast to your ...

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Qualcomm Toq smartwatch with next-gen display opens pre-orders

Last week, we saw Qualcomm take off its SoC-maker hat for a moment and try on the role of accessory manufacturer, announcing the coming availability of its Toq smartwatch. While the $350 Toq is certainly more expensive than almost all of its smartwatch competition, it offers something the others don’t: a display using advanced interferometric tech to form its image, letting it save enough power to make always-on operation a reality. We were told to expect the ...

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iPad mini With Retina complaints, iOS 7.1 beta, Qualcomm Toq & more – Pocketnow Daily

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Google’s new update to the Windows Phone search app that many have waited for the longest time. We later talk about Android, some leaks to its source code, and some possible updates that include RAW photo support, along with a new API. Qualcomm follows the news as the company has just released a smartwatch that’s being dubbed the Toq. Apple follows the news as the company has just released iOS 7.1 beta to developers. We end today’s show talking about the iPad mini With Retina Display, some complaints about its color ...

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Qualcomm Toq smartwatch available on Cyber Monday, December 2

Smartwaches, whether you like them or not, are the next big thing, and everyone apparently wants to be in the game. Qualcomm announced today that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Connected Experiences, will make the Toq smartwatch available on December 2, which coincides with Cyber Monday. The Toq smartwatch offers Android smartphone compatibility and features Qualcomm’s own Mirasol display technology. Aside from the “always-on” display, the gadget also features Qualcomm WiPower LE technology which enables “a hassle-free, true “drop and go” wireless ...

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